Citation

Astor RA, Benbenishty R, Marachi R, Haj-Yahia MM, Zeira A, Perkins-Hart S, Pitner RO. J. School Violence 2002; 1(1): 11-34.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

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Abstract

This study examined the effects of the awareness of risky peer group behaviors (e.g., drug use, students carrying weapons, or vandalism on school grounds) on students' experiences of school victimization. This is one of the few studies conducted in the Middle East that examine issues of school violence. This article (Part I) focuses on elementary school students. Part II is forthcoming in a future article and will focus on junior high school students. The sample was drawn from central and northern Israel and consisted of 1346 Arab and 1478 Jewish students (4th-6th grades). Students completed an anonymous self-report questionnaire, which was based on the California School Climate Survey (Furlong et al., 1997). The findings from a hierarchical regression analysis show that elementary school students' awareness of risky peer group behaviors in school contexts is one of the strongest predictors of their own personal victimization, controlling for gender, ethnicity, and grade level. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Journal of School Violence, 2002. Copyright © 2002 by International School Violence Prevention Association / The Haworth Press)

Peer Relations
Peer Risk Factors
Peer Risk Behavior
Child Substance Use
Child Risk Behavior
Child Behavior
Multiple Risk Behavior
Child Firearms Carrying
Child Weapons Carrying
Child Crime
Drug Use Effects
Substance Use Effects
School Vandalism
Crime Effects
Victimization Causes
Peer Victimization
Peer Substance Use
Peer Crime
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Elementary School Student
Student Violence
School Violence
Violence Causes
Late Childhood
Foreign Countries
Israel
Middle East
Self Report Studies
06-02